Paul raczek



(No Model.)

P. RAOZEK.

VELOOIPEDE HANDLE.

No. 604,216. Patented May 17,1898.

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PAUL RACZEK, OF BROOKLYN, NEl/V YORK, ASSIGNOR TO JOHN S. LENGS SON &00., OF NEWV YORK, N. Y.

VELOCIPEDE-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 604,216, dated May 17,1898.

Application filed November 11, 1896- Serial No. 611 ,697. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL RAOZEK, of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inVelocipede-Handles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in velocipede-handles, the objectbeing to provide handles which will be very strong, light in weight,inexpensive to manufacture, and in which the several parts of eachhandle may be easily and permanently glued or cemented together,and,furthermore,to provide handles which may be firmly secured to thehandlebar against 11 nintentional displacement thereon or removaltherefrom.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 represents a side view of myimproved handle and a portion of the handlebar to which it is attached.Fig. 2 is a vertical central longitudinal section through the same. Fig.3 is a transverse section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4represents in longitudinal vertical central section a modified form ofhandle in which the tubular core consists of a single section.

The handle-bar to which the handle is to be applied is denoted by A. Thehandle is made up of a tubular core upon which is secured the grip, thecore and grip being engaged by suitable tips or ferrules at theiropposite ends.

Proceeding to describe the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3,respectively, the tubular core of the handle consists of an outertubular section B and an inner tubular section B, telescoping within thesection B. These two sections are made of paper and are of about thesame length, the interior diameter of the inner section corresponding insize to the exterior diameter of the handle-bar A, so that the endof thehandle-bar A may be inserted within the core and the core securedthereto. The outer tip or ferrule of the handle is denoted by C and isof cup form. The said tip 0 is provided on its interior with an abutment0, against which the end of the tubular core rests, the said tip 0extending along the exterior of the core for a short distance, as shownat c.

The inner tip or ferrule of the handle is denoted by D, and it isprovided with acentral opening (1, through which the handle-bar A isadapted to pass when the handle is inserted 5 5 in position thereon. Theferrule or tip D is provided with a suitable abutment d, against whichthe inner end of the tubular core of the handle abuts, and the said tipextends along the exterior of the said tubular core a short distance, asshown at (1 The grip portion of the handle is denoted by E, and it issecured to the tubular core between the ends of the two tips 0 and D andis of such size as to form an extension of the exterior walls of thesaid tips. The said grip portion E of the handle may be formed of anysuitable material pressed into the required shape.

The tips O and D may be made of any suitable material-such, for example,as a celluloid or rubber composition molded into shape, as shown inFigs. 1, 2, and 3, inclusive, .or a metal tip provided with a suitablecomposition covering, as shown in Fig. 4c.

In the form shown in Fig. 4: the tubular core of the handle consists ofasingle section B instead of two telescopic sections, as shown in theother figures. Otherwise this form is quite similar to that alreadydescribed.

It is well known in the art that it is very difficult to secure the tipsand grip portion of the handle together in such a manner as to withstandthe hard usage to which they are subjected, and it is also well knownthat it is extremely difficult to secure the handle to the handle-bar, agreat many manufacturers goin g to the further expense ofscrew-threading the handle-bar and providing the handle with a metalscrew-threaded core, so as to insure the proper fastening of the handlein position.

By providing my handle with a tubular paper core I am enabled topermanently cement the tips and grip portion thereto and am also enabledto permanently cement the said tubu- 5 lar core to the handle-bar,thereby procuring an extended engagement .of the handle with thehandle-bar for doing away with any lia bility of the handle becomingdisplaced.

By forming the tubular core in two sections, as in my preferred form,the liability of the handle to be bent or forced out of shape be fore itis applied to the handle-bar is reduced to a minimum.

It is evident that slight changes may be resorted to in the constructionand arrangement of the several parts Without departing from the spiritand scope of my invention. Hence I do not Wish to limit myself strictlyto the structure herein set forth; but

What I claim is A handle comprising a tubular paper core, an outercup-shaped tip overlapping one end of the core and having an annularabutment Witnesses:

FREDK. HAYNES, GEORGE BARRY, Jr.

